Service period required of employees eligible for company matching contributions EBP, Employer Contribution, Service Period EBP, Employer Contribution, Service Period Entity tax identification number Entity Tax Identification Number Maximum Maximum [Member] Forfeitures used to pay administrative expenses EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account, Decrease from Administrative Expense Legal Entity [Axis] Legal Entity [Axis] Statistical Measurement [Domain] Statistical Measurement [Domain] EBP, Description of Plan [Table] EBP, Description of Plan [Table] Mutual funds Mutual Fund [Member] Investments, at fair value EBP, Other Investment [Member] Subsequent Event Subsequent Event [Member] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Table] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Table] EBP, Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contract [Table] EBP, Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contract [Table] Application of New Accounting Standards EBP, New Accounting Pronouncements [Policy Text Block] EBP, New Accounting Pronouncements Total deductions Total deductions per the accompanying financial statements EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease Maximum amount allowable to borrow from vested account EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing, Amount Fair Value Measurement EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Text Block] Minimum amount allowable to borrow from vested account EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Minimum Borrowing, Amount EBP, Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contract [Abstract] Advantage Bonus and Advantage Allocations EBP, Advantage Bonus And Advantage Allocations [Member] EBP, Advantage Bonus And Matching Allocations Common Stock of Darden Restaurants, Inc. EBP, Common Stock [Text Block] EBP, Common Stock Total investments Total investments at fair value Fair value of shares held in non-ESOP Fund participant directed accounts EBP, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Fair Value Subsequent Event Type [Domain] Subsequent Event Type [Domain] EBP, Employer Contribution, Type [Axis] EBP, Employer Contribution, Type [Axis] EBP, Employer Contribution, Type Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] Schedule of Reconciliations of Financial Statements to Form 5500 EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Table Text Block] RPCs EBP, Retirement Plus Contribution [Member] Retirement Plus Contribution EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Abstract] Assets: EBP, Asset [Abstract] Statistical Measurement [Axis] Statistical Measurement [Axis] Additions (deductions) to net assets attributed to: EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase [Abstract] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] Asset transfer for Chuy's merger EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Transfer to (from) Plan Company Matching Contributions and RPC Allocations EBP, Employer Matching And Retirement Plus Contributions [Member] EBP, Employer Matching And Retirement Plus Contributions Amendment Flag Amendment Flag Participants EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Participant Contribution Notes receivable from participants – deemed distributions EBP, Reconciliation to Form 5500, Net Asset Available for Benefit, Deemed Distribution Minimum age of qualified employee EBP, Participant Contribution, Minimum Age EBP, Participant Contribution, Minimum Age Basis of Presentation EBP, Basis of Accounting [Policy Text Block] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Table] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Table] Forfeitures EBP, Forfeitures [Text Block] EBP, Forfeitures Shares held in non-ESOP Fund participant directed accounts (in shares) Shares allocated to individual participant accounts (in shares) Face amount or number of units (in shares) EBP, Investment, Number of Shares EBP, Description of Plan and Accounting Change [Abstract] Receivables: EBP, Receivable [Abstract] Schedule of Fair Value of Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table Text Block] EBP, Participant-Directed EBP, Participant-Directed [Member] Investments [Domain] Investments [Domain] Use of Estimates EBP, Use of Estimate [Policy Text Block] Pooled Separate Account EBP, Pooled Separate Account [Member] Schedule of Assets Held for Investment EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Text Block] Cover [Abstract] Vesting percentage of merged Plan EBP, Acquired Plan Vesting Percentage EBP, Acquired Plan Vesting Percentage Employer EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Employer Contribution, Cash EBP, Employer Contribution, Type [Domain] EBP, Employer Contribution, Type [Domain] EBP, Employer Contribution, Type [Domain] Minimum Minimum [Member] Accrued dividends and interest EBP, Investment Income, Receivable Transfers between funds EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Transfer to (from) Fund within ESOP Maximum loan repayments as a percentage of participant's 13-week average net take-home pay EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, Maximum Repayment, Percentage Of Participant Average 13-Week Net Compensation EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, Maximum Repayment, Percentage Of Participant Average 13-Week Net Compensation Interest EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Interest Income on Note Receivable from Participant Investment Type [Axis] Investment Type [Axis] Total contributions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Contribution Deemed distributed notes receivable from participants offset by total distributions EBP, Reconciliation To Form 5500, Net Asset Available For Benefit, Deemed Distribution Adjustment EBP, Reconciliation To Form 5500, Net Asset Available For Benefit, Deemed Distribution Adjustment Quarterly vesting percentage of company contributions EBP, Employer Contribution, Quarterly Vesting Percentage EBP, Employer Contribution, Quarterly Vesting Percentage Loan fees incurred and paid by Plan participants EBP, Loan Fees Paid By Participants EBP, Loan Fees Paid By Plan Participants Percentage of eligible compensation qualified employees may contribute EBP, Participant Contribution, Eligible Compensation, Percentage EBP, Participant Contribution, Eligible Compensation, Percentage Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Gain (Loss) on Investment Dividends and interest EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Interest and Dividend Income on Investment EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items] EBP, Description of Plan [Line Items] Plan number EBP, Plan Number Investment, Issuer Name [Axis] Investment, Issuer Name [Axis] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Line Items] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Line Items] Description of the Plan EBP, Description of Plan [Text Block] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Table] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Line Items] Participant Directed ESOP Funds (Note 7) EBP, Participant-Directed, Employee Stock-Ownership Plan (ESOP) Fund [Member] EBP, Participant-Directed, Employee Stock-Ownership Plan (ESOP) Fund Common stock of Darden Restaurants, Inc. – allocated Darden common stock Darden common stock EBP, Employer, Common Stock [Member] EBP, Schedule of Asset Held for Investment [Abstract] EBP, Accounting Policy [Table] EBP, Accounting Policy [Table] Total additions EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase ESOP Funds EBP, Employee Ownership Plan (ESOP) [Text Block] EBP, Employee Ownership Plan (ESOP) Investment income: EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Income (Loss) on Investment [Abstract] Short-term investments Short-term investments Short-Term Investments [Member] EBP, Employee Ownership Plan (ESOP) [Line Items] EBP, Employee Ownership Plan (ESOP) [Line Items] EBP, Employee Ownership Plan (ESOP) Investment, Identifier [Axis] Investment, Identifier [Axis] Administrative expenses EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease from Administrative Expense Total EBP, Asset Held for Investment Document Information [Line Items] Document Information [Line Items] Quarterly fee charged to terminated participants leaving accounts in Plan EBP, Terminated Participant Electing To Leave Account In Plan, Quarterly Fee EBP, Terminated Participant Electing To Leave Account In Plan, Quarterly Fee Percentage of eligible employee compensation matched EBP, Employer Contribution, Participant Compensation Matched, Percentage EBP, Statement of Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract] Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] Percentage of plan investments in common stock EBP, Investment, Employer, Common Stock, to Total Asset, Percentage Employer Contributions EBP, Employer Matching Contribution [Member] EBP, Employer Matching Contribution Vested account balance limit upon termination of employment EBP, Involuntary Cash-Out Limit EBP, Involuntary Cash-Out Limit EBP, Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contract [Line Items] EBP, Fully Benefit-Responsive Investment Contract [Line Items] Subsequent Event Type [Axis] Subsequent Event Type [Axis] EBP, Tax Status [Table] EBP, Tax Status [Table] Net increase (decrease) EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) Notes receivable from participants: EBP, Change In Net Asset Available For Benefit, Increase From Interest Income On Note Receivable From Participant [Abstract] EBP, Change In Net Asset Available For Benefit, Increase From Interest Income On Note Receivable From Participant Party-in-Interest Transactions EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Text Block] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Abstract] EBP, Accounting Policy, Accounting Standard Update, and Change in Accounting Principle [Abstract] Total receivables EBP, Receivable Number of notes receivable from Participants outstanding EBP, Notes Receivable From Participant, Number Of Loans EBP, Notes Receivable From Participant, Number Of Loans Employer contributions EBP, Employer Contribution, Receivable Percentage of compensation eligible for retirement plus contributions EBP, Employer Contribution, Eligible Compensation, Percentage EBP, Employer Contribution, Eligible Compensation, Percentage Investments: EBP, Investment, Fair Value [Abstract] Benefits paid to participants EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease from Payment to Participant Current value EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Investment, Excluding Plan Interest in Master Trust, Current Value Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Domain] Net assets available for benefits: EBP, Net Asset Available For Benefit [Abstract] EBP, Net Asset Available For Benefit EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Abstract] Total deductions per Form 5500 EBP, Form 5500 Caption, Total Deductions EBP, Form 5500 Caption, Total Deductions Choice of Investments EBP, Investment [Text Block] EBP, Investment EBP, Accounting Policy [Line Items] EBP, Accounting Policy [Line Items] EBP, Tax Status [Abstract] EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Table] EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Table] EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Line Items] EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Line Items] Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500 EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Text Block] Notes receivable from Participants* outstanding – interest rates ranging from 4.25% – 9.50% with varying maturities EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Participant Loan, after Deemed Distribution Investments EBP, Investment [Policy Text Block] Vanguard Institutional Index Fund EBP, Vanguard Institutional Index Fund [Member] EBP, Vanguard Institutional Index Fund Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 [Member] Document Type Document Type Service period for company contribution full vesting EBP, Employer Contribution, Vesting Service Period EBP, Employer Contribution, Vesting Service Period Plan Termination EBP, Plan Termination [Text Block] Entity Central Index Key Entity Central Index Key Interest rates on notes receivable from participants Interest rates on notes receivable from Participants outstanding EBP, Asset Held for Investment, Participant Loan, Interest Rate EBP, Reconciliation of Financial Statement to Form 5500 [Abstract] Common collective trusts Common Collective Trust [Member] EBP, Tax Status [Line Items] EBP, Tax Status [Line Items] EBP, Subsequent Event [Table] EBP, Subsequent Event [Table] Deductions from net assets attributed to: EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Decrease [Abstract] Forfeitures used to offset employer contributions EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account, Decrease from Employer Contribution Participant Directed Funds EBP, Participant-Directed, Employee Benefit Plan Fund [Member] EBP, Participant-Directed, Employee Benefit Plan Fund Notes receivable from participants EBP, Note Receivable from Participant General loan repayment term EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, General Loan, Maximum Borrowing Term EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, General Loan, Maximum Borrowing Term Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis] Fair Value Hierarchy and NAV [Axis] Summary of Significant Accounting Policies EBP, Summary of Accounting Policy [Text Block] Entity Registrant Name Entity Registrant Name EBP, Subsequent Event [Abstract] Subsequent Events EBP, Subsequent Event [Text Block] EBP 044 EBP 044 [Member] EBP 044 Tax Status EBP, Tax Status [Text Block] Minimum age of plan participant eligible to make additional catch-up contributions EBP, Participant Catch-Up Contribution, Minimum Age EBP, Participant Catch-Up Contribution, Minimum Age Percentage of vested account balance as maximum amount allowable to borrow EBP, Note Receivable from Participant, Account, Maximum Borrowing, to Total Account, Percentage Number of basic investment alternatives EBP, Number Of Investment Options EBP, Number Of Investment Options Principal residence loan repayment term EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, Account, Primary Residence, Maximum Borrowing Term EBP, Note Receivable From Participant, Account, Primary Residence, Maximum Borrowing Term Percentage of plan investments in specified fund EBP, Risk and Uncertainty, Concentration of Investment at Fair Value to Total Investments, Percentage EBP, Subsequent Event [Line Items] EBP, Subsequent Event [Line Items] EBP, Participant-Directed and Nonparticipant-Directed Status [Domain] EBP, Participant-Directed and Nonparticipant-Directed Status [Domain] EBP, Participant-Directed and Nonparticipant-Directed Status [Axis] EBP, Participant-Directed and Nonparticipant-Directed Status [Axis] Document Information [Table] Document Information [Table] Investment, Issuer Name [Domain] Investment, Issuer Name [Domain] Notes Receivable from Participants EBP, Note Receivable from Participant [Policy Text Block] Net investment income EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase (Decrease) from Income (Loss) on Investment Service period for company contribution quarterly vesting EBP, Employer Contribution, Quarterly Vesting Service Period EBP, Employer Contribution, Quarterly Vesting Service Period Vesting percentage in all employee contributions EBP, Participant Contribution, Vesting Percentage EBP, Participant Contribution, Vesting Percentage Fees paid by terminated participants EBP, Terminated Participant, Fees Paid EBP, Involuntary Cash-Out, Fees Paid By Participants EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Line Items] EBP, Related Party and Party-in-Interest Transactions [Line Items] Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] EBP, Employee Ownership Plan (ESOP) [Table] EBP, Employee Ownership Plan (ESOP) [Table] EBP, Employee Ownership Plan (ESOP) Net assets available for benefits Beginning of year End of year Net assets available for benefits per the accompanying financial statements EBP, Net Asset Available for Benefit Entity [Domain] Entity [Domain] Contributions: EBP, Change in Net Asset Available for Benefit, Increase from Contribution [Abstract] Forfeitures available for future use EBP, Forfeited Nonvested Account Company matching contribution percentage EBP, Employer Contribution, Matching Percentage Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500 EBP, Form 5500 Caption, Net Assets Investments recorded at Net Asset Value: Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] Minimum age of employees eligible for company matching contributions EBP, Employer Contribution, Minimum Age EBP, Employer Contribution, Minimum Age EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table] EBP, Investment, Fair Value and NAV [Table] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items] EBP, Statement of Net Asset Available for Benefit [Line Items]